Extreme Weather Is Pushing Homeowners Toward a Riskier Insurance Market
As wildfires, hurricanes and other extreme-weather disasters become increasingly costly, a growing number of American homeowners are being pushed into a lesser-known corner of the insurance industry: surplus or excess-line insurance. Once primarily designed for unusual or exceptionally risky properties, these policies are rapidly becoming an alternative for homeowners who can no longer obtain traditional […]
Bill Gates Sounds the Alarm as AI’s Rapid Advance Raises Risks for Jobs, Children and Society
Bill Gates, one of the technology industry’s most prominent optimists, is dramatically changing his tone on artificial intelligence. After years of emphasizing AI’s potential to improve healthcare, education, productivity and scientific discovery, the Microsoft co-founder now warns that the technology is advancing so quickly that governments and societies may not be prepared for the disruption […]
30 million southerners in the US are at risk of dangerous weather conditions
After a series of violent storms that killed 26 people in the southern United States, some of the same areas will be hit again by a new round of storms this Sunday. “Some strong tornadoes and very large hail can occur with the most intense storms, particularly from central Louisiana through central/southern portions of Mississippi […]
